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Webber + AI = Championship?
October 29th, 2004
Tony Kornheiser: Welcome back to PTI boys and girls, earlier me and Wilbon talked about the NBA season and what we're expecting. And now we're talking about maybe the most overhyped duo in NBA history, Allen Iverson and Chris Webber.
Mike Wilbon: Most overhyped in NBA history? C'mon you can't be serious!
Tony Kornheiser: I am serious, once Webber got traded, there was all this talk about the Sixers going to the championship.
Mike Wilbon: There wasn't any talk about them going to the championship, just a few people who didn't know anything said that. Anyone who knows anything said that they weren't on a Detroit or Miami level.
Tony Kornheiser: So what are you expecting from these two? We saw them last night against the CLIPPERS, and they didn't look empressive at all. I mean, they lost to the CLIPPERS!
Mike Wilbon: Yeah, they didn't look good last night, but I think they'll just have to get use to each other. You saw last night that Iverson didn't really dish the ball, but eventually he'll start doing it.
Tony Kornheiser: So where does this team finish overall this season?
Mike Wilbon: I'm not too sure at all, there's a few teams better than them in my opinion. Detroit, Miami, Indiana, Boston, but it all depends on how good Webber and AI mesh together.
Tony Kornheiser: Okay, so do the Sixers make the playoffs?
Mike Wilbon: I'm gonna have to say yes, and I'll tell you why. You've got two superstars in Allen Iverson and Chris Webber, that will get you to the playoffs regardless. But I'm not gonna say they'll make it out of the first round, I just don't see it.
Tony Kornheiser: Alright, next we talk a little baseball and Wilbon tells us why the Cubs will win the World Series!